Amiaya
A feminine name with unknown meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 233 living Americans carry the first name Amiaya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amiaya today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amiaya births was 2006 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amiaya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
233
~ 1 in 1,471,049 Americans
Peak year
2006
19 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2020 SSA rank
#15,252
Tracked since 1999
Census
Amiaya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 194 people with the first name Amiaya, which placed it at #39,126 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,126
National first-name rank
People counted
194
194 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amiaya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amiaya is Black at 58.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.9%) and Two or More Races (11.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amiaya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amiaya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.8% · 114
- White14.9% · 29
- Two or more races11.9% · 23
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.6% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 2
Popularity
Amiaya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amiaya from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 129 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amiaya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amiaya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amiaya
The name Amiaya is a relatively modern name with no definitive historical origins or records of widespread usage until recent times. It appears to be a combination of the names Amiya and Maya, both of which have roots in different cultures and languages.
Amiya is a Sanskrit name of Hindu origin, derived from the word "amiya" meaning "precious" or "invaluable." It is a name commonly found in parts of India and among the Hindu diaspora. The name Maya, on the other hand, has multiple cultural origins and meanings.
In Sanskrit, Maya can mean "illusion" or "magic," and it is also the name of a Hindu goddess associated with divine power and creation. In Greek mythology, Maya was one of the seven Pleiades sisters. In Spanish, Maya is a variant spelling of the name Maia, derived from the Latin word "maius," meaning "eldest" or "larger."
While there are no definitive historical records of individuals named Amiaya until modern times, there are several notable individuals throughout history who bore the names Amiya and Maya separately.
Amiya Chakravarty (1901-1986) was a renowned Indian poet, academic, and literary critic who wrote extensively in Bengali and English. Amiya Bhushan Majumdar (1917-2004) was an eminent Indian historian and scholar of ancient Indian history and culture.
Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an influential American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist whose works, such as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," explored themes of identity, racism, and resilience. Maya Deren (1917-1961) was a pioneering American filmmaker and choreographer, known for her experimental and avant-garde works that influenced the development of modern dance and cinema.
Maya Lin (born 1959) is an American architect and sculptor best known for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Rudolph (born 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who has starred in numerous films and television shows, including her memorable tenure on the sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live."
While the name Amiaya may not have a rich historical legacy, its components, Amiya and Maya, carry cultural significance and have been borne by notable figures throughout history, contributing to the unique and modern blend that is the name Amiaya.
People
Amiaya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amiaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amiaya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amiaya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 233 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amiaya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,471,049 US residents.
Is Amiaya a common name?
We classify Amiaya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 236 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amiaya most popular?
The single biggest year for Amiaya was 2006, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amiaya is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amiaya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 194 people with the name Amiaya, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,126 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amiaya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amiaya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amiaya appears almost entirely female. Of the 197 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amiaya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amiaya is Black at 58.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.9%) and Two or More Races (11.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amiaya most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amiaya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.8% (114 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amiaya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amiaya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amiaya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amiaya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amiaya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amiaya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Amiaya?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.